Recent Advances in Theistic Philosophy of Religion
Author: James Lindsay
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Published: 1897
Total Pages: 656
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Current Controversies in Philosophy of Religion
Author: Paul Draper
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-04-17
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 131729274X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile orthodox religion by its very nature is conservative, philosophy at its best is inherently radical. It challenges authority, tradition, and the whole idea of "dogma." For this reason, philosophy of religion can be explosively controversial. It is bound to disturb those who peddle incontrovertible truth and fascinate those who seek spiritual truth and are willing to follow the argument wherever it leads. This volume is designed for such seekers. It brings together an international team of leading philosophers of religion to explore and debate radical new ideas about religion, God, and ultimate reality. Four related questions are addressed: How might religion make progress? Is life after death a real possibility? Must a perfect God be motivated by our well-being? What alternatives are there to traditional theism and materialist atheism? The book begins with a vision for the field of philosophy of religion and ends with a capstone chapter that touches on all of the topics debated in the other chapters. The addition of chapter overviews, annotated suggestions for further reading, and annotated guides to three additional controversies make it an ideal textbook in addition to being an important source for scholars and seekers of all kinds.
Recent Advances in Theistic Philosophy of Religion
Author: James Lindsay
Publisher: Arkose Press
Published: 2015-10-23
Total Pages: 646
ISBN-13: 9781345187847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
New Waves in Philosophy of Religion
Author: Yujin Nagasawa
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCutting-edge research is presented by some of the best philosophers of religion of the new generation, who address such topics as divine attributes, the origin of the universe, evolution and design, implications and puzzles of religious doctrines, morality and God, and the meaning of life.
Recent Advances in Theistic Philosophy of Religion
Author: James Lindsay
Publisher:
Published: 1897
Total Pages: 646
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIssues in the Philosophy of Religion
Author: Nicholas Rescher
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2013-05-02
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 311032122X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the years Nicholas Rescher has published various essays on religious issues from a philosophical point of view. The chapters of the present volume collect these together, joining to them four further pieces which appear here for the first time (Chapters 3, 7, and 8). While these studies certainly do not constitute a system of religious philosophy, they do combine to give a vivid picture of a well-defined point of view on the subject-the viewpoint of a Roman Catholic philosopher who, in the longstanding manner of this tradition, seeks to harmonize the commitments of faith with the fruits of inquiry proceeding under the auspices of reason.
Basic Modern Philosophy of Religion
Author: Frederick Ferré
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-19
Total Pages: 522
ISBN-13: 1135976481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a reasoned, comprehensive understanding of what religion is as well as a clear and critical assessment of whether, in the light of modern developments in philosophy, contemporary thinking people can responsibly maintain religious belief in God. The book is divided into three major sections: the first deals with what all religions may be said to have in common; the second discusses theistic religion and the issue of intellectually responsible belief in God; the third examines current developments within a particular theistic religion, Christianity. Originally published in 1968, the book is basic, both in the nature of the issues it discusses and in the clarity and comprehensiveness of its presentation; it is varied in the arguments and perspectives dealt with; it provides an introduction to philosophical thinking through the problems of philosophy of religion; and it deals seriously with controversial movements in theology.
Purpose in the Universe
Author: Tim Mulgan
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2015-10-22
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 0191066575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwo familiar worldviews dominate Western philosophy: materialist atheism and the benevolent God of the Abrahamic faiths. Tim Mulgan explores a third way. Ananthropocentric Purposivism claims that there is a cosmic purpose, but human beings are irrelevant to it. Purpose in the Universe develops a philosophical case for Ananthropocentric Purposivism that it is at least as strong as the case for either theism or atheism. The book borrows traditional theist arguments to defend a cosmic purpose. These include cosmological, teleological, ontological, meta-ethical, and mystical arguments. It then borrows traditional atheist arguments to reject a human-centred purpose. These include arguments based on evil, diversity, and the scale of the universe. Mulgan also highlights connections between morality and metaphysics, arguing that evaluative premises play a crucial and underappreciated role in metaphysical debates about the existence of God, and Ananthropocentric Purposivism mutually supports an austere consequentialist morality based on objective values. He concludes that, by drawing on a range of secular and religious ethical traditions, a non-human-centred cosmic purpose can ground a distinctive human morality. Our moral practices, our view of the moral universe, and our moral theory are all transformed if we shift from the familiar choice between a universe without meaning and a universe where humans matter to the less self-aggrandising thought that, while it is about something, the universe is not about us.
The Philosophical Review
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Published: 1897
Total Pages: 718
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhilosophy of Religion
Author: John Cottingham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-09-15
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1107019435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, abstract intellectual argument meets ordinary human experience on matters such as the existence of God and the relation between religion and morality.
